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6 Click Desktop View.
7 Drag the slider to adjust icon size.
8 To keep items aligned in rows and column, select “Snap to grid.”
To arrange items by criteria such as name or type (for example, all folders grouped
together), select “Keep arranged by,” then choose a method from the pop-up menu.
9 Click Apply Now.
Adjusting the Appearance of Finder Window Contents
Items in Finder windows can be viewed in a list or as icons. You can control aspects of
how these items look, and you can also control whether to show the toolbar in a Finder
window.
Default View settings control the overall appearance of all Finder windows. Computer
View settings control the view for the top-level computer directory, showing hard disks
and disk partitions, external hard disks, mounted volumes, and removable media (such
as CDs or floppy disks).
To set preferences for the default and computer views:
1 In Workgroup Manager, click Preferences.
2 Make sure the right directory is selected and that you are authenticated for it.
To switch directories, click the small globe above the accounts list. If you are not
authenticated, click the lock.
3 Select one or more users, groups, or computer lists.
4 Click Finder.
5 Click Views, then select a management setting (Once or Always). This setting applies to
options in all three views.
6 Click Default View.
7 Drag the Icon View slider to adjust icon size.
8 Select how you want to arrange icons.
Select None to allow users to place items anywhere on the desktop.
Select “Snap to grid” to keep items aligned in rows and columns.
Select “Keep arranged by,” then choose a method from the arrangement pop-up menu.
You can arrange items by name, creation or modification date, size, or kind (for
example, all folders grouped together).
9 Adjust List View settings for the default view.
If you select “Use relative dates,” an item’s creation or modification date is displayed as
“Today” instead of “3/24/05,” for example.
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